Upcoming Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers	Register
	Beyond Empire: Ukraine, Poland, and the End of Moscow’s Rule in Eastern Central Europe, 1980-1991	Tue, 15.04.2025, 18:00	Lecture	Franziska Davies Ivan Vejvoda	WAITING LIST	Beyond Empire: Ukraine, Poland, and the End of Moscow’s Rule in Eastern Central Europe, 1980-1991 Monthly Lecture with Franziska Davies Tue, 15.04.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Franziska Davies Ivan Vejvoda Series: Lecture In this Monthly Lecture, Franziska Davies offers an often overlooked perspective on the end of Moscow’s hegemony by focusing on the role of Ukrainian society in the 1980s and the development of Polish-Ukrainian relations in the lead-up to the fall of the Soviet Union. Read more
Beyond Empire: Ukraine, Poland, and the End of Moscow’s Rule in Eastern Central Europe, 1980-1991 Monthly Lecture with Franziska Davies Tue, 15.04.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Franziska Davies Ivan Vejvoda Series: Lecture In this Monthly Lecture, Franziska Davies offers an often overlooked perspective on the end of Moscow’s hegemony by focusing on the role of Ukrainian society in the 1980s and the development of Polish-Ukrainian relations in the lead-up to the fall of the Soviet Union. Read more
	On the Quest for Legal Unicorns Against Authoritarians	Tue, 22.04.2025, 18:00	Lecture	Misha Glenny Solmaz Khorsand	REGISTER HERE	On the Quest for Legal Unicorns Against Authoritarians Monthly Lecture with Solmaz Khorsand Tue, 22.04.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Solmaz Khorsand Series: Lecture Antidemocrats all over the world have learned to consolidate their power through the law: smoothly, gradually, and, above all, legally. In this Monthly Lecture, journalist Solmaz Khorsand goes on a quest to find legal warriors (and in some cases more legal unicorns) who are prepared to defend the rule of law by anticipating the worst and showing the places of legal resistance – even the most humble. Read more
On the Quest for Legal Unicorns Against Authoritarians Monthly Lecture with Solmaz Khorsand Tue, 22.04.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Solmaz Khorsand Series: Lecture Antidemocrats all over the world have learned to consolidate their power through the law: smoothly, gradually, and, above all, legally. In this Monthly Lecture, journalist Solmaz Khorsand goes on a quest to find legal warriors (and in some cases more legal unicorns) who are prepared to defend the rule of law by anticipating the worst and showing the places of legal resistance – even the most humble. Read more
	The Global Right: A Challenge for Liberal Democracy	Sun, 27.04.2025, 11:00	Panels and Discussions	Jan-Werner Müller Soli ÖzelGerold Riedmann, Jagoda Marinić, Sylvie Kauffmann	PURCHASE TICKET	The Global Right: A Challenge for Liberal Democracy Debating Europe Sun, 27.04.2025, 11:00 Speakers: Jan-Werner Müller Soli ÖzelGerold Riedmann, Jagoda Marinić, Sylvie Kauffmann Series: Panels and Discussions In this Debating Europe panel discussion, renowned experts in political science, sociology, and investigative journalism will discuss the strategies and mechanisms by which right-wing populist and authoritarian movements operate worldwide. They will also consider what tactics and strategy might be effective in countering this fundamental assault on democratic values. Read more
The Global Right: A Challenge for Liberal Democracy Debating Europe Sun, 27.04.2025, 11:00 Speakers: Jan-Werner Müller Soli ÖzelGerold Riedmann, Jagoda Marinić, Sylvie Kauffmann Series: Panels and Discussions In this Debating Europe panel discussion, renowned experts in political science, sociology, and investigative journalism will discuss the strategies and mechanisms by which right-wing populist and authoritarian movements operate worldwide. They will also consider what tactics and strategy might be effective in countering this fundamental assault on democratic values. Read more
	Technologies of Colonialism and Solidarity	Mon, 28.04.2025, 10:45 - Tue, 29.04.2025, 17:00	Conferences and Workshops			Technologies of Colonialism and Solidarity Ukraine in European Dialogue Conference Mon, 28.04.2025, 10:45 - Tue, 29.04.2025, 17:00 Speakers: Series: Conferences and Workshops This conference aims to critically position Russian colonialism not as an isolated phenomenon but as an integral part of the international project of colonial expansion, which encompasses both collaboration and competition between Western and non-Western empires. Read more
Technologies of Colonialism and Solidarity Ukraine in European Dialogue Conference Mon, 28.04.2025, 10:45 - Tue, 29.04.2025, 17:00 Speakers: Series: Conferences and Workshops This conference aims to critically position Russian colonialism not as an isolated phenomenon but as an integral part of the international project of colonial expansion, which encompasses both collaboration and competition between Western and non-Western empires. Read more
	Beyond Resilience: Rethinking Solidarity and Resistance through Palestine and Ukraine	Mon, 28.04.2025, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Malaka Shwaikh , Svitlana Matviyenko	REGISTER HERE	Beyond Resilience: Rethinking Solidarity and Resistance through Palestine and Ukraine Svitlana Matviyenko and Malaka Shwaikh in Conversation Mon, 28.04.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Malaka Shwaikh , Svitlana Matviyenko Series: Panels and Discussions What new insights emerge when we think of Palestine and Ukraine in conversation with one another? In this dialogue, Svitlana Matviyenko and Malaka Shweikh will critically examine the limits of the discourse of “resilience”—a term that often obscures the structural conditions of violence. Read more
Beyond Resilience: Rethinking Solidarity and Resistance through Palestine and Ukraine Svitlana Matviyenko and Malaka Shwaikh in Conversation Mon, 28.04.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Malaka Shwaikh , Svitlana Matviyenko Series: Panels and Discussions What new insights emerge when we think of Palestine and Ukraine in conversation with one another? In this dialogue, Svitlana Matviyenko and Malaka Shweikh will critically examine the limits of the discourse of “resilience”—a term that often obscures the structural conditions of violence. Read more
	PERLA: Vor und hinter dem Eisernen Vorhang	Mon, 28.04.2025, 19:30	Visual and Performing Arts	Barbara Tóth Misha GlennySaša Makarová	TICKET KAUFEN	PERLA: Vor und hinter dem Eisernen Vorhang Filmscreening und Diskussion Mon, 28.04.2025, 19:30 Speakers: Barbara Tóth Misha GlennySaša Makarová Series: Visual and Performing Arts Das Stadtkino Wien lädt gemeinsam mit dem IWM und den Aktionstagen Politische Bildung zu einem Special Screening von Alexandra Makarovás PERLA. Nach dem Film freuen wir uns auf ein Gespräch mit Saša Makarová, Malerin und Mutter der Regisseurin sowie dem Rektor des Instituts für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen Misha Glenny. Read more
PERLA: Vor und hinter dem Eisernen Vorhang Filmscreening und Diskussion Mon, 28.04.2025, 19:30 Speakers: Barbara Tóth Misha GlennySaša Makarová Series: Visual and Performing Arts Das Stadtkino Wien lädt gemeinsam mit dem IWM und den Aktionstagen Politische Bildung zu einem Special Screening von Alexandra Makarovás PERLA. Nach dem Film freuen wir uns auf ein Gespräch mit Saša Makarová, Malerin und Mutter der Regisseurin sowie dem Rektor des Instituts für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen Misha Glenny. Read more
	China, Europe, and Global Leadership	Wed, 30.04.2025, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Ivan Vejvoda Niccolo MilaneseXuentong Yan	REGISTER HERE	China, Europe, and Global Leadership Wed, 30.04.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Niccolo MilaneseXuentong Yan Series: Panels and Discussions As technological, climatic, and social change have begun to accelerate at an unprecedented rate, the United States appears to have relinquished its aspirations to global leadership. China and Europe are faced with multiple dilemmas in determining how to respond to these changes. Yan Xuetong, one of China’s leading intellectuals, in conversation with Niccolò Milanese and Ivan Vejvoda, will address what this will mean for Europe and China. Read more
China, Europe, and Global Leadership Wed, 30.04.2025, 18:00 Speakers: Ivan Vejvoda Niccolo MilaneseXuentong Yan Series: Panels and Discussions As technological, climatic, and social change have begun to accelerate at an unprecedented rate, the United States appears to have relinquished its aspirations to global leadership. China and Europe are faced with multiple dilemmas in determining how to respond to these changes. Yan Xuetong, one of China’s leading intellectuals, in conversation with Niccolò Milanese and Ivan Vejvoda, will address what this will mean for Europe and China. Read more
	The End of Russian Hegemony: Changing Regional Orders in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, and Central Asia	Mon, 05.05.2025, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Misha Glenny Stefan Meister		The End of Russian Hegemony: Changing Regional Orders in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, and Central Asia Fellows' Colloquium with Stefan Meister Mon, 05.05.2025, 16:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Stefan Meister Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, Stefan Meister will discuss the likelihood of the war in Ukraine to be prolonged, since the Putin regime needs the war to distract from its internal weaknesses. Despite imperial ambitions, the main driver of current Russian politics is domestic legitimization through war and external enemies. Read more
The End of Russian Hegemony: Changing Regional Orders in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, and Central Asia Fellows' Colloquium with Stefan Meister Mon, 05.05.2025, 16:00 Speakers: Misha Glenny Stefan Meister Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this Fellows' Colloquium, Stefan Meister will discuss the likelihood of the war in Ukraine to be prolonged, since the Putin regime needs the war to distract from its internal weaknesses. Despite imperial ambitions, the main driver of current Russian politics is domestic legitimization through war and external enemies. Read more